What are the advantages and disadvantages of interventional therapy for liver cancer

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Uncle is a liver cancer patient, because suffering from this disease, he has been tortured to pieces, very uncomfortable, the doctor suggested that can do interventional therapy, many people do not understand this method, next let me introduce the advantages and disadvantages of interventional therapy for liver cancer.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of interventional therapy for liver cancer

First, there are many advantages of interventional therapy for liver cancer, such as definite curative effect, rapid decrease of AFP, reduction of tumor size and pain relief. Mechanism science: the local drug concentration of interventional therapy is tens of times higher than that of systemic chemotherapy, and the blood supply of tumor is blocked, so the effect of two ways is good, and the toxicity is less than that of systemic chemotherapy. The operation is simple, safe and reliable. It can also be performed in the elderly, the weak and the patients with some diseases. General anesthesia is not required to keep awake. The cost is relatively low. It can be repeated with clear diagnosis and contrast.

Second, the interventional treatment of liver cancer is insufficient or shortcomings: the main blood supply of liver cancer depends on the hepatic artery, but there is portal vein blood supply around the tumor mass, and the cancer cells can "muddle along". However, sometimes it is difficult to enter the hepatic artery. And some liver cancer can be multi vascular blood supply. According to the data analysis, the digestive tract reaction is the most. Patients with portal vein tumor thrombus should consider or remove the tumor thrombus as appropriate.

Third: in order to achieve good therapeutic effect, attention should be paid to the following matters: select the indications. It should be carried out by a hospital with sufficient experience and good equipment. Protect liver cells and prevent complications. The operation is safe and the time is short. Patients should avoid mental stress. We should pay attention to improving immunity before and after operation. The recurrence and metastasis of HCC should be prevented because of the tendency of multicenter. Continue to take comprehensive treatment.

matters needing attention

There are many methods for the treatment of liver cancer, interventional therapy is only one of them, but also has a certain adaptability. We must understand the advantages and disadvantages of interventional therapy before operation. It also introduces the advantages and disadvantages of interventional therapy in detail. It is recommended to go to regular hospitals.